Allen Iverson says Michael Jordan hasn’t forgotten crossover

Former Philadelphia 76ers and Denver Nuggets point guard Allen Iverson witnessed one of the most iconic moments in NBA history that, according to him, Michael Jordan is still bitter about.

Allen Iverson, guest of Shannon Sharpe Shea Club podcast in the summer of 2021, discussing his first matchup with Jordan in March 1997 when he was a rookie.

“If I get the chance, I’m going to try and go against the best player I’ve ever seen, obviously, and I’ll never forget that moment.” Phil Jackson said: “Michael is switching!” “And he walked out,” Iverson said of the fateful moment. “When I tried to try on the little guy, he bit the little guy, and that’s when I said, ‘Oh, he’s in trouble.'”

When Jordan, who was playing for the Chicago Bulls at the time, made a defensive switch, Iverson attempted a crossover and Jordan bit it, giving Iverson the confidence to complete another crossover, get Jordan again, and then jump over the line for a free throw .

The Georgetown University alumnus, who now lives in Charlotte, attended a Hornets game, met Jordan, the team’s owner at the time, and discovered that the six-time NBA champion didn’t let the moment pass by.

“I went to a Charlotte Hornets game. He let me in. We were in the back, me and him; I sat down, drank, and reminisced. I was like, ‘Man, I love you!’ “He said, ‘You don’t love me, you little bastard. You wouldn’t fucking do that to me.’ Everybody in the room laughed,” Iverson said.

The two NBA stars have played against each other in 13 NBA games in their careers, with Jordan’s team winning 7 games and Iverson’s team winning 6 games. Even though Jordan won more games, Iverson averaged 29.8 points per game in those games while Jordan averaged 23.5 points per game.

Even though it didn’t reach the highs of Jordan’s illustrious career, Iverson’s accomplishments were still significant. In his 14-year career, Iverson was selected to the All-Stars 11 times, the All-NBA Team 7 times, the scoring champion 4 times, the steals champion 3 times, and was named Rookie of the Year in 1996-97 and Rookie of the Year in 2000-01. Most valuable player of the year. Iverson was also selected to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.

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